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If successful, she’ll be the first openly LGBTQ leader of a political party in England. Layla Moran, who became Britain’s first openly pansexual MP earlier this year, has announced her candidacy for the Liberal Democrat leadership race. The party needs a new leader after former leader Jo Swinson lost her seat in the 2019 General Election. Announcing her candidacy on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Layla said: “I believe it’s time that we move on as a party and offer a positive vision for the country, and I’m the right person…

The Lambeth Conference is scheduled to take place in July. Reverends Mary Glasspool and Mpho Tutu van Furth are to lead a service before the Lambeth Conference, a large gathering of Anglican bishops. The conference, which was last held in 2008, is set to discuss subjects like sexuality, gender and marriage. The conference usually attracts 1,000 bishops from 165 different countries; it’s been delayed since 2018, due to arguments over same-sex marriage. Reverend Mary Glasspool, an assistant bishop from New York, is due to preside over the service, known as…

The Republican was responding to a homophobic meme. Indiana Senator Mike Young is under heavy criticism after he responded to a homophobic meme by implying that former Democratic Party nominee contender Pete Buttigieg was “used” to being sexually assaulted. The meme, posted by We Are Libertarian podcast founder Chris Spangle, saw former vice-president Joe Biden reach over and squeeze Pete’s shoulder. Captioning the meme were thoughts around Pete saying: “Oh shit” or “Oh no.” The meme implied that Biden was taking advantage of Pete, and Mike Young posted underneath it,…

The county nearly repealed an anti-LGBTQ resolution from 1996. Two councillors in the South Carolina county of Greenville County have prevented the repeal of an anti-LGBTQ resolution from 1996. One of those councillors, Joe Dill, now wants a referendum which could make the county similar to areas on Poland that have declared themselves ‘LGBT-free zones’ if citizens vote to keep the resolution in place. The referendum would be held before the presidential election later this year. This week in Greenville County, councillors were about to repeal a 1996 resolution that…

The golfer posted a homophobic meme on his Instagram story. Golfing sponsors are beginning to drop Scott Piercy after he posted a homophobic meme on his Instagram story. Earlier this week, the golfer reacted to the news of Pete Buttigieg pulling out of the race to become the Democratic nominee for president. He posted a mocked-up image with QNN branding, Pepe the Frog newsreader and link to QMAP, which is linked with pro-Tr*mp conspiracy theories. The caption read: “Peter pulls out early from behind.” The post was condemned by sports…